Underlying Values

Underlying Values:

The Sikhs must believe in the following Values:

===Equality:=== All humans are equal before God – No discrimination is allowed on the basis of Caste, Race, Sex, Creed, Origin, colour, education, status, wealth, etc. Sikh are not allowed to discriminate against their fellow humans on any basic at all. The Ten Gurus of the Sikhs have taught this and the following appears in the Sikh Holy Book, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib].

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• Those who sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, obtain the supreme status; they are the most exalted and acclaimed people. I bow at their feet; each and every moment, I wash the feet of those, unto whom the Lord seems sweet. The Lord seems sweet to them, and they obtain the supreme status; their faces are radiant and beautiful with good fortune. Under Guru’s Instruction, they sing the Lord’s Name, and wear the garland of the Lord’s Name around their necks; they keep the Lord’s Name in their throats. They look upon all with equality, and recognize the Supreme Soul, the Lord, pervading among all. Those who sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, obtain the supreme status; they are the most exalted and acclaimed people. ||2||

===God’s Spirit:=== All Creatures have God’s spirits and must be properly respected. Show love for all living things. Mistreatment of any living creature is tabooed and forbidden.

===Personal Right:=== Every person has a right to life but this right is restricted and has attached certain duties – Simple Living is essential.

===Actions Count:=== Salvation is obtained by one’s actions – Good deeds, remembrance of God – Naam Simran, Kirtan, etc

===Living a Family Life:=== Must live as a family unit (householder) to provide and nurture children for the perpetual benefit of creation.

===Sharing:=== It is encouraged to share and give to charity 10 percent of one’s net earnings.

===Accept God’s Will:=== Develop your personality so that you recognise happy event and miserable events as one – the Will of God causes them.

===The 4 Fruits of Life:=== Truth, Contentment, Contemplation and Naam, (in the Name of God)

For more information on this section select Sikh Beliefs